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We were seated immediately as this restaurant in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown is the city’s largest restaurant located right near a Hop-On, Hop-Off Trolley stop. In addition to their Chinese-English menu, they had a Dim Sum picture menu which made it easy to order. Tea was...More

We took our family to the Cirque du Soleil show which was absolutely amazing. Good thing because it went downhill after that. We took our family of 6 to the Floata restaurant for dinner. It came one dish at a time, rice being the last!!...More

Today I met friends at the “Floata Seafood Restaurant” for Dim Sum. This restaurant is huge, divided in three different halls. And even such a hall is quite large. We ordered Shrimp Dumplings, Pork Shiu Mai, Sticky Rice in Wrap, Steamed Spareribs & Pumpkin, Bean...More

My family and I come from Hong Kong, and it was our first time having dim sum in Vancouver! All dim sum are cooked perfectly and even better than we have in our hometown! steamed ribs is the best, fresh and tender! Very Impressive and...More

We ordered deep fried squid and that was good. Also, century egg congee was super. The sticky rice on leaf is very good. I like it very much. Beef rice rolls and good, shrimp dumpling good as well. We also ordered their taro dish that...More

Floata Restaurant is in Vancouver's Chinatown. We went for Dim Sum and it was very average. The restaurant was very difficult to find. It was in a mall of sorts and was on the 3rd level, with a very small sign outside.
The Dim Sum...More

We dined here for dim sum, and arrived about 2:30. The staff did not tell us that dim sum service stopped at 3 pm until we were trying to order a final bit of dessert dim sum...the order paper says only "available from 10 am."...More

The Floata restaurant has been around since 1996, when I started lunching there. The dining space seats 1,000 guests, and it is well known for hosting weddings, celebrations, and corporate events. Its dim sum selection is available starting 10AM. Of course eating dim sum is...More

My husband wanted Chinese in Chinatown. Hmmmmm, this was the only restaurant available for lunch. It was more like reception venue than restaurant. But, it was filled with locals, which I always consider to be a good sign. Our food was good, but I found...More

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Chinatown

With the recent exodus of massive new buildingprojects hitting the neighbourhood, Chinatown; whichhas always been one of the city's most vibrant areas;is even more buzzing and buoyant than ever before.Playing host to some of the city's best pan-Asiancuisine, from fusion food to traditional home-cooking,Chinatown has remained faithful to its roots as aspace which clambers with shop signs and welcomes

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diners to the table. More that that, it has a hipexperimental vibe to it, with trendy pop-ups andcatchall market shops. The biggest of Canada'sChinatowns, it is also home to an expansive Chinesegarden whose manicured grounds inspire and delight,its ponds and pagodas drawing walkers in for anstroll. Take in the red streetlights, the playfulawnings, and the upbeat air that suffuse this area.

If you have gluten-free issues
I suggest you have any dish using rice noodles made of rice flour
Dishes like beef rice noodle
Or rice noodle roll with choice of pork,shrimp or
Mushroom filling
or
Singapore curry rice... More

If you have gluten-free issues
I suggest you have any dish using rice noodles made of rice flour
Dishes like beef rice noodle
Or rice noodle roll with choice of pork,shrimp or
Mushroom filling
or
Singapore curry rice noodle
Match it up with Chinese green
Vegetables and you have a full meal
Good Luck